a beat and a thrum of energy
burst through the veins of the city,
beautiful murals lit with every color imaginable.
quiet buildings hold small worlds on their brick
the droste of it all, entices and hypnotizes.
street lights shine with opportunity.
diamonds hide in the glittering streetlights.
golden pathways bustle with laughing bodies.
love blossoms in the couple’s clasped hands.
old cinemas spark with new perspectives.
voracious dream chasers,
breathe life into visions only they can see.
ingénues mumbling out their lines
the technicolor pulsing within all of us.
it’s young, up and coming.
the makings of a bustling metropolis.
exposed steel spines of buildings
orange and white striped progress
legs limber in their buoyant stride
a nest of happiness in the balls of my feet
lungs swell to take it in,
smelling of living creativity
my city